Gay celebrity power couples

Tony Bravo

Published 1:37 pm, Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Actress and photographer Alexandra Hedison and Acacemy Award-winning director and actor Jodie Foster were married in April, 2014. Foster has two sons from a previous relationship.
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Actress and photographer Alexandra Hedison and Acacemy...

Actor Matt Bomer (right) and husband Simon Halls (the founder of Slate PR) have been married for three years: a secret Bomer was able to keep even though he only came out publically two years ago. The pair are fathers to three sons and very active in LGBT rights issues.
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Actor Matt Bomer (right) and husband Simon Halls (the founder of...

Graphic artist Grant Shaffer (left) and husband Alan Cumming (currently starring on Broadway in "Cabaret") were first married (in a civil partnership) in England on Janurary 7, 2007 and then married in New York City on January 7, 2012. The pair are a well known around their Manhattan neighborhood walking their dogs Honey and Leon. They are also well known as outspoken advocates of LGBT rights.
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Graphic artist Grant Shaffer (left) and husband Alan Cumming...

Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres are arguably America's favorite lesbian couple. They're both attractive, successful, and major philanthropists. It doesn't hurt that Ellen is also a beloved TV host and Portia a well regarded actress. Together, they're America's Power Gay Sweethearts.
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Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres are arguably America's favorite...

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are to gay male couples what Ellen and Portia are to lesbian couples: the pinnacle of a certain kind of power gay coupledom. NPH is a beloved sitcom star, comedian, child stardom survivor, singer, dancer, etc. David is a popular tv personality from the E! Network and fellow Broadway alum. The philanthropists, activists and fathers of two are currently living in New York while Harris appears on Broadway in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch."
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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka are to gay male couples what...

Sir Elton John (right) and his partner, FIZZ Las Vegas creative director David Furnish, are one of the longest publicly known duos on our gay power couples list. The pair began their relationship in 1993 and were wed on December 21, 2001 in a Civil Partnership in England and plan to get legally married sometime in 2014. The AIDS advocates and philanthropists are also the fathers of two sons.
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Sir Elton John (right) and his partner, FIZZ Las Vegas creative...

Simon Doonan (left) and Jonathan Adler are a gay power couple to be reckoned with in the world of style. Doonan is the Creative-Ambassador-at-Large for Barneys, New York as well as a best-selling author and the creator of the hit UK series "Beautiful People." Adler is a famed home decor designer, potter and author. The pair were married in 2008 after fourteen years as a couple.
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Simon Doonan (left) and Jonathan Adler are a gay power couple to be...

Oprah alum interior designer and TV host Nate Berkus and his husband, TV personality, designer and former Rachel Zoe assistant Jeremiah Brent, made history earlier this year when they were the first same sex couple featured in a Banana Republic campaign. They made history again this May when they were also the first same sex couple to get married at the historic New York Public Library.
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Oprah alum interior designer and TV host Nate Berkus and his...

"The Talk" host and actress Sara Gilbert (right) and musician Linda Perry (4 Non Blonds) were wed March 30, 2014. Gilbert has two children from her relationship with Allison Adler.
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Fashion designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka are the team behind the A-list fashion house Badgley Mischka, and a team in their personal lives as well. The duo were wed in 2013 after 28 years as a couple.
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Fashion designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka are the team...

Actor George Takei (right) and his partner, Brad Takei, have become a beloved public couple since Takei publicly came out in 2005. The pair have been together over 30 years and are active in several Japanese American (Takei is an internment activist), LGBT and elder advocacy groups.
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Actor George Takei (right) and his partner, Brad Takei, have become...

Journalist and former Vogue Hommes Editor-in-Chief Richard Buckley and fashion designer powerhouse Tom Ford have been a couple since 1986 and are fathers to a son born in 2012.
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Congratulations are in order to Academy Award-winning actress and director Jodie Foster and photographer and actress Alexandra Hedison on their April 20 wedding. The pair are a new addition to the celebrity gay power couple pantheon which includes such bright lights as Sir Elton John and David Furnish, actress and "The Talk" host Sara Gilbert and musician Linda Perry, interior designers, TV personalities and Banana Republic models Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent and of course, America's gay and lesbian sweethearts Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi along with Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka. Scroll through our gallery of celebrity gay power couples to see more.